The NEW New York!

This Friday, The Precious Empire showed NYC how to Rock'N Roll!! Taking advantage of the break in between the North American and European dates of Lady GaGa's Monster Ball Tour, my best friends Semi Precious Weapons launched their 13 city headlining Dirty Showbiz Tour featuring my other BFFs Breedlove and Lady Starlight. Playing to a crowd of over 1000 screaming fans,  each performer sold it to the back row and blew the roof off of Irving Plaza (where SPW played a year ago on the Perez Hilton Presents Tour). Also, as a special treat for the East Coast dates The Dirty Pearls were added to the list of opening acts. They're not only the hottest rock dudes in NYC but also St. Jerome regulars and even trumpet master/crooner Brian Newman made a guest appearance. An onstage performance piece by moi (where I powdered my face and stared at myself in the mirror, while looking bored) during Breedlove's set only further added to the filthy glaMOUR! It was a perfect evening for our NYC family and a monumental night for our movement....the only one missing was a certain little Lady. Also, some of the most gorgeous names in NYC nightlife glitterati were in attendance including Ladyfag, Miss Guy, Becka Diamond, Tommy Hottpants, Kayvon Zand, Kelle Calco and Mike Furey from Dangerous Muse. Total win! Cheers to the NEW New York!

 Alex Magnetic and SPW bassist Cole Whittle

© Tyler Malone / Patrick McMullan company

 Gender Issues #FTW
 © Marie Havens / Patrick McMullan company

 Breedlove dancers Kelsey Robinson and Leigh Gerber

© Tyler Malone / Patrick McMullan company

Filthy Family Reunion: Breedlove, Darian Darling, Justin Tranter and Alex Magnetic!

Tommy Hottpants and Zach McMillan

photo by the HOUSE of BaD kIDs!

The Alter Boys: Roy Caires and Tommy Cole

photo by the HOUSE of BaD kIDs!

PAPER Magazine's Drew Elliot, Darian Darling and Ladyfag  

© Marie Havens / Patrick McMullan company

 GLAM Team: Jenny Brown and Darian Darling

 photo by the HOUSE of BaD kIDs!

Brian Newman and Kelsey Robinson

 photo by the HOUSE of BaD kIDs!

 Darian Darling and Kayvon Zand

photo by the HOUSE of BaD kIDs!

 Ladyfag and Darian Darling

© Marie Havens / Patrick McMullan company

Becka Diamond and Darian Darling

photo by the HOUSE of BaD kIDs!

THE DIRTY PEARLS 

© Tyler Malone / Patrick McMullan company

© Tyler Malone / Patrick McMullan company

LADY STARLIGHT 

© Marie Havens / Patrick McMullan company

Giving you Nancy Spungen/Bette Midler in The Rose/JEM while introducing.....
© Marie Havens / Patrick McMullan company

 BREEDLOVE

© Marie Havens / Patrick McMullan company

photo by Gerry Visco

© Marie Havens / Patrick McMullan company

"If you can dream it....you can do it"!

SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS

SPLITS
© Marie Havens / Patrick McMullan company

 Sticky with Champagne 
© Marie Havens / Patrick McMullan company


 
Filthy glaMOUR
 © Marie Havens / Patrick McMullan company

 

Rock'N Roll never looked so beautiful!
© Marie Havens / Patrick McMullan company

guitar hero Stevy Pyne
© Marie Havens / Patrick McMullan company

   
Special thank you to Marie Havens and Tyler Malone from Patrick McMullan.com for documenting the shenanigans!

The Filthy Flaxen Adventures of Darian Darling #2!

concept and artwork by Hayley Heartbreak

It was inspired by the Tweet above.

NYC's Filthy Family; The Precious Empire!

I'm pleased to announce that Semi Precious Weapons' Justin Tranter has volunteered to be a guest blogger on DarianDarling.com!!! I constantly refer to The Precious Empire in my posts so for those that are confused by that reference, here is the filthy cast of NYC superstars that hold court....

The Precious Empire
by Justin Tranter

I have been honored to slowly but surely meet some life changing insane people who live and die by the non-rules of filthy glaMOUR and Dirty Fucking Showbiz. As a gorgeous gang we hope inspire sex, music, art, gender issues, and love. Thank the baby J we found each other. 

Justin Tranter

Frontman of SPW, songwriter,  jewelry designer, genderless sea creature.

Official Website
SPW on Twitter

The SPW Boys
Stevy Pyne-guitar   Cole Whittle-bass   Dan Crean-drums

Musicians, writers, insane people.

Lady Starlight

Film maker, DJ, performance artist, makeup artist, and queen of NYC rock'N roll.

Lady Starlight's Rock'N Roll High School
Lady Starlight on Twitter

Darian Darling

Muse, writer, makeup artist, visual artist, blogger, slut.

Darian Darling; A Guide to Life for Modern Blondes
Darian Darling on Twitter

Breedlove

Musician, performer, makeup artist, weirdo.

Official Website
Breedlove on Twitter

Knehans

SPW's visual director, model, actor, muse.

The Daughters

The Jocelyn        Alex Magnetic

Joce: Actress and muse.
Alex: Writer and muse.

The Jocelyn on Twitter
Alex Magnetic on Twitter

Jenny Brown

 Librarian, makeup artist, visual artist, and burlesque queen.

 Jenny Brown on Twitter
 

Platinum Ann

Actress, muse, writer.

 Perry Edwards

Violinist and co-owner of Fetty Jewelry.

Fetty of Brooklyn
Fetty Jewelry on Twitter
Perry Edwards on Twitter

Krista Davies

Writer, genius, and mad scientist.

Rex'n'Roll Dot Com
A-rexi-saurus
Krista Davies on Twitter

Jeffrey McCrann

Actor, writer, executive. 
Faggoty Ass Horror
Jeffrey McCrann on Twitter

The Alter Boys

 Roy Caires      Tommy Cole

Tommy: Photographer, designer, co-owner of Alter.
Roy: Designer, co-owner of Alter.

Official Website

Alter Boys on Twitter

Tommy Cole on Twitter

Jordan Holberg

Graphic designer, visual artist, web president.

Jordan Holberg on Twitter

Lady GaGa 

Our filthy little sister and fairy godmother all wrapped into one beautiful popstar.


Official Website
Lady GaGa on Twitter

Lady Starlight @ The Royalton: NYC's Hottest NEW Party!

Blondes Have More Fun promo video!

Life is a banquet...and most poor suckers are starving to death!! Drunken nights, awesome friends, dancing on tables, trashing hotel rooms, playing Truth or Dare, living life...all in a days nights work!

Starring DARIAN DARLING!

Special Guest Stars LADY STARLIGHT and LADY GAGA!

Shot in Boston with my Ladies during The Fame Ball Tour, March 30th 2009

Watch the Blondes Have More Fun promo video sequel here!

The premiere of Semi Precious Weapons NEW VIDEO!!!

I am officially a Video Vixen! Here is the magical new video from my boys Semi Precious Weapons, for their new single "Semi Precious Weapons AKA I Can't Pay My Rent BUT I'm Fucking Gorgeous"!! Originally available on their out of print indie album, the song has been re-recorded with new production and vocals!! It's available NOW on their iTunes EP and will be the lead single for their "debut" album You Love You, released in June 2010 on Interscope/Haus of GaGa! Look for me, my hair and the rest of the Precious Empire: Lady Starlight and her lazer gloves, Breedlove, The Jocelyn, Knehans......rock'n roll never looked so beautiful!

That's KUNT!

 KUNTYLICIOUS!

Behind The Scenes! 

Buy their EP on iTunes!

Rockin' Radio City with Semi Precious Weapons and Lady GaGa!

If people are wondering why I haven't updated my blog in what seems like an eternity, here's why: I have been having WAY too much fuckin' fun! Semi Precious Weapons and Lady GaGa made a triumphant return to NYC and played Radio City Music Hall....4 times!! Pretty major! Not only was I doing Justin's makeup at the shows, but SPW shot 3 music videos while in town, two of which I did makeup for (along with Justin's other long time makeup artist Jenny Brown)! I was also a guest star in one of them (along with the rest of the Precious Empire: Lady Starlight, Breedlove, Knehans, The Joce etc.) and one I just got drunk!

We did all the normal things you do when you've been gone from NYC for 5 months: lots of brunching at our favorite spot, Relish in Williamsburg, several post-concert after-parties (the one at the Hudson Hotel will go down in the history books for most amount of free Veuve consumed. I mean, it was LEGENDARY! Oh, and the fact that Lady Starlight DJ'ed a heavy metal set during a bridge & tunnel hip hop party was ALSO legendary!), shopping sprees and 4am deakfasts. Good Times!

Oh, and as far as my look was concerned....I jettisoned my previous Blond Ambition looks from my Southwest tour experience for some straight up Hair Metal looks a la Lita Ford and Janet Gardner/Vixen! All it took was a little weave and some denim! PEACH!

Just for laughs: SPW, Lady Starlight and Lady GaGa, drunk at REBEL in 2007. There always seemed to be a trend of the boys pouring or spitting alcoholic beverages on GaGa's tits! This is the old-school GaGa we all knew and loved...HOT MESS! I mean, the girl didn't write a #1 pop song about being blackout drunk without experience! Oh, and if you want to buy that beaded fringe bra top GaGa is wearing above...you can do so at Lady Starlight's boutique CONSUME

Just a quick Radio City snap!

Outside Radio City with SuperFans Ryan and Laura, who run GaGaNews.com and SemiPreciousNews.com. They are very young, very excited and VERY sweet!

I love drinking on the job!

This really happened!! As Lady Starlight, DJ Deejay and I were leaving Radio City to go to Starlight's DJ gig at the Hudson Hotel, a drunken fan was being kicked out for bad behavior. Well, after getting in our car, as we're driving down 51st...he walks right in front of us, FULL FRONTAL ATTACK!! The papparazzi went wild when he proceeded to hump our car and the car next to us! Hysterical!

Sticky with champagne!

After the 3rd Veuve MAGNUM I lost count!

Lady Starlight and I with Ryan from GaGaNews.com and SemiPreciousNews.com.

The dress I'm wearing is WRONG on so many different levels: it's lame`, it's spandex, it's ruched AND it's sheer...oh and backless?! Eeeewwwww!

Flyer for the video shoot!

My look for the "Semi Precious Weapons" video: Lita Ford + Jem and the Holograms = Vixen! The bustier is a custom piece Lady Starlight made for me incorporating slightly outdated technology...CD's!! The full sequined jacket is, well.....WRONG!!

PEACH is the new fierce!

Temporary tattoos of Justin's face!

Taking a Bud Light break during filming! Because I have class!

Possibly the best photo EVER!!

Cole can turn ANYTHING into a poncho! It's a gift!

The Joce giving a 1992 Fly Girl look! YES! makeup by Moi.

I think Knehans should be required to NEVER wear a shirt EVER again!

Jenny Brown is my hero!

Naughty 90's Neutrals!

....another break. I promise I did work at this shoot!

Dan....still a P-I-M-P!

Jenny Sok-n Fuck.....or as I like to call her "Troubles"!

....and here is where Stevy almost broke a water main!

Stickaaaaaaaaaaayyy!

I love that this photo of Breedlove and I was featured in the Village Voice, to entice readers to go online to view the entire photo gallery from the shoot.

Magic!

If and when I release a dance pop album....this will be the album cover!

Another after party at The Spotted Pig...there was a NY Times reporter following us.....READ IT!

Beating that face!

It's all about a peach brow highlight!

I found a pole and I'm using it!

The Joce getting fresh while we wait for GaGa to start.

Ready to ROCK!

My favorite part of all of this? I discovered the alcoholics Juice Box; Sofia-Champagne in a can WITH straw!

Winding down after a fun filled evening with a bottle of Veuve in my GaGa tour crew Snuggie.

The Joce and I having fun shooting while the boys shoot!

Don't call me Babe!

I love Justin's face almost as much as I love my own!

This is what happens when you're at an all day video shoot, not doing anything but drinking champagne!